Tis the season of new product technologies and Mountain Hardwear has unveiled their new Dry.Q Evap fabric. Their new Plasmic rain jacket, new for Spring ’13, is loaded up with this technology and it promises to wick and breathe better than other fabrics in the price point.

I’ve rarely worn a bargain rain shell that didn’t make me wish I’d spent more for better breathability. But the Plasmic performs as well as jackets that cost twice as much: Fully zipped during sustained, 2-mile climbs in Colorado’s Park

These stores carry this product. Mountain Hardwear Super Light Plasmic. The Mountain Hardwear Superlight Plasmic was given the Premium Performance Award from the team at ProLite Gear because it stood a notch above the rest of the Best Lightweight Rain Jackets that we reviewed.